Disney may paint with all the colors of the wind, but it won’t use the word “God.”

About two weeks ago, NPR’s Terry Gross interviewed Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, songwriters for the hit family animated film “Frozen.” During the interview, Anderson-Lopez said that the lyrics couldn’t get too holy.

“It's funny. One of the only places you have to draw the line at Disney is with religious things, the word 'God,' ” Anderson-Lopez said. “You can't put it in the movies.”

Interestingly, this can be seen in Disney movies other than "Frozen." In Disney's "Thor: The Dark World," Odin, Thor's father, corrected his son and said that they weren't gods, even though the Marvel comics traditionally referred to them as "divine beings," reported The Washington Post.

Disney hasn't responded to NPR's story, as of this writing. But is what Anderson-Lopez said true?

Still, Disney supposedly banning God from its films is likely to fuel conservative critics, who have critiqued Disney films for a supposed “pro-gay” agenda with the “Frozen” movie, wrote Andrew Pulver for The Guardian.

This may not be limited to “Frozen,” though, as The Atlantic’s Akash Nikolas wrote on April 23 that many of Disney’s films could be seen as featuring a pro-gay stance, as characters are often searching for something outside the norm. This doesn’t necessarily mean the films are spreading a pro-gay agenda, Nikolas wrote, but rather kids can be whoever they wish.

“Through conventional happy endings for outcasts and oddballs, Disney films let every child know that it’s OK to be different.”

On the other hand, some young girls have tried too hard to conform to the Disney princess mold, leading them to search for a fairy-tale lifestyle that never comes, The Federalists Anna Mussmann wrote.

“The princess fantasy lures little girls in with shiny rhinestones and simultaneously tells them everything that they already believe. In a sense it is developmentally appropriate,” Mussmann wrote. “However, the job of adults is not merely to mirror children back to themselves. Our job is to help them mature and grow beyond the narcissism of babyhood.”

No matter the impact Disney is having on everyday Americans or young girls, the company’s films are still allowed in the Christian home, wrote Alex Kocman of Charisma News.

“American evangelicals have yet to take a broad stance on whether the company has overstayed its welcome in the conservative Christian home,” Kocman wrote. “But one thing is certain — if God was ever welcome in Disney before, he’s long since gone.”

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So, Odin and Thor not being God or gods is a bad thing for Christians?

Writing songs and movies that are inclusive of all view points is also a bad
thing?

There have been so many articles and letters in this paper
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3:39 p.m. April 25, 2014

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PolishBear

Charleston, WV

Oh, BROTHER.

3:02 p.m. April 25, 2014

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Let it Go!

Omaha, NE

The point is that even though the movies try to make them universal for everyone
(such as excluding any reference of God in order to appease those not of the
Christian faith), you can still see lessons supporting Christian values, such as
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Herb has been involved in the journalism industry for eight years. Now the national news writer for Deseret News National and content manager of The Pulse, Herb previously worked at USA Today College and the Erie Times more ..